Great super bowl game. Things I noticed outside of the game were:
1. Christina Aguilera incorrectly singing a verse to the National Anthem
2. Serious audio problems during the half time show
3. There are several good Sci-Fi movies coming out this summer
4. The commercial where the guy licks Doritos off of another guys finger was nasty
FYI, I was pulling for Green Bay. Mostly because Aron Rodgers was my QB on my fantasy football team.
I didn’t realize how involuntary fainting can be. In my previous post I mentioned that I have hemochromatosis and I have to give a pint of blood every so often to keep my iron levels down. On my first visit to the lab everything was going great until the very end when the nurse took the blood away. I was trying not to pay attention during the procedure, but as she walked away she held up the bag and showed it to me. My exact words were, “Wow, that’s a lot of blood.” Then for some strange reason I started to feel light headed and the lights started to dim darker and darker. I let her know about it and a group of nurses proceeded to try to stick an IV in the back of my hand, which wasn’t successful (in their words “it didn’t thread”). They finally put the IV in my arm and I started to recover with some apple juice and graham crackers. Once my blood pressure returned to normal and I was cleared to leave, I left looking like I lost a fight with a needle. I had three brightly colored bandage wraps around me. The one on my hand was simply to cover up the hideous band aids.
I have had two more phlebotomies since then and have not had a problem.
If you haven’t already heard, I was laid off at BRIT Systems earlier this month. I’m not happy about it. I enjoyed working with the people there and the work that I was doing. The guys I worked with have been very supportive, offered to be references, and passed my contact information to others. The last two and a half weeks have been decent as far as phone interviews and one in-person interview. My motivation and spirits are high for the most part. I’ve kept a schedule similar to what I had on the days I worked from home, except now my job is to find another job. So I’m being productive; sending resumes, talking to recruiters, and networking.
Setting the depressing aside, last weekend we drove over to Lake Lavon and geocached along the Trinity Trail. The trail stretches 25.5 miles along the west side of the lake and only allows hiking and horse back riding. We only walked 2 and a third miles of it before making the hike back to the car. Our walk took us through some nice wooded areas, a farmers field, and lots of mud. Crossing the field was strange and felt like a mile walk in itself due to the mud and horse tracks which made the ground uneven. Overall on the first trip we netted 10 geocaches. We could make four more trips and still have more to find. So we will certainly be back.
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